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Monday, August 7, 2017

The Saudi Siege Of The Shia Town Of Awamiyah

Hi folks. Been busy.

Here is some news that has been blacked out almost completely. Just over three months ago a rebellion broke out in a Saudi Arabian town called Awamiyah. The Shia majority town lies in the eastern Saudi province of Qatif. This town was also the home of the Shia cleric and leader (in Saudi Arabia) Sheikh Nimr al Nimr who was executed by the Saudis in January 2016.

For the past three months now the Saudis have blockaded the town, sent warplanes and used artillery against this 30,000 population town. They are trying to chase all the people out of the town before they bulldoze it back into the desert. Here is the story :

My comments : The world does not know anything about this. I picked this up from non-traditional news sites. These are their own citizens - their own Arabs, their own religion, their own language and yet they are bombing, shooting and blasting the people (civilians).

And then we have given land to set up a King Salman Centre for International Peace or some crap like that?